Since October, when the anti-doping report was issued, Mr. Weisel
has found himself in the middle of a media storm. The report did
not name Mr. Weisel, but did say that a “small army of enablers,
including doping doctors, drug smugglers, and others within and
outside the sport and on his team” helped Mr. Armstrong.

Mr. Armstrong, in hopes of mitigating his lifetime ban
from Olympic sports, might implicate Mr. Weisel and other team
owners, according to people briefed on the case. So far,
Mr. Weisel said, neither Mr. Armstrong nor any rider on the team
has said that he discussed doping with Mr. Weisel or that he
witnessed Mr. Weisel participate in or observe any act of doping.

For Lance Armstrong to sell out a team-mate as a way of
furthering his own aims won't come as a surprise to those who
have watched his behavior in recent years.